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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: coor_plotteryuk <coor_plotteryuk@yahoo.com>
Date:
Subject: CASH 5 LOTTERY DRAW WINNER


From: The Lottery Coordinator,
International Promotions/Prize Award Department

Dear Winner,
RESULTS FOR PROMOTIONAL DRAW

PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY U.K. wishes to inform you of the results of its Promotional draws. We are happy to officially inform you that you have emerged a winner under our Cash 5 Games Draws, which is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your Lottery Claim is attached to ticket number 444-33-20, with serial number 178-40, and drew the lucky numbers 05 61 20 05 71 81 (44) to emerge one of the Cash 5 winners.

You have consequently been awarded a lump sum pay out of #4,800,000.00 (Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout for cash 5 winners. This is from the total prize money of #9,600,000.00 shared between 2 international winners in the
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with WORLD WIDE CASH CHANGE LTD insured in your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process, for due processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice.


MR. GARY BLACKWELL
WORLD WIDE CASH CHANGE LTD
TEL: + 88216 4665 5376
FAX: + 44 2075043761
EMAIL: foreignservicedirector6@world-widecashchange.net

You are advised to contact our agents by email and/or
fax within a week of receiving this notice. Failure to
do so may warrant disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, Find below your reference number, remember to quote this number in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent/Company.

REFERENCE NUMBER: PL44125645

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Sincerely,

LOTTERY COORDINATOR
PRESTIGIUOS LOTTERY U.K
73 BELGRAVE ROAD
LONDON
ENGLAND
SW1V 2BB
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: 44 2070601803
FAX: 447092861175

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this Email. Contact your claims agent. (TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)


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